Even though Naomi Osaka‘s 2021 season was crowned with her fourth Grand Slam title at the Australian Open, the year will mostly be remembered in the negative context — her battles with anxiety and tennis authorities who insisted she should be punished for skipping mandatory press conferences. In the latest edition of my annual Fashion Retrospections, you’ll see that in terms of style this was another good period for the former world No.1 and her clothing sponsor Nike.
Naomi Osaka kicked off the season at the Giippsland Trophy in Melbourne, but pulled out of the WTA 500 tournament ahead of her semifinal against Elise Mertens, citing an unspecified injury.